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A while back, a good friend of mine asked if I could make something for her; a shoulder piece for her Gladiatrix costume. She ran on a budget; bonus points were there to be had if I kept costs low.

Challenge accepted, I said.

This is the result and it's pretty good looking, if I may be so bold It was a while since I last bodged something together and the first time I made a shoulder piece, so beforehand, I crossed my fingers if it'd be as good as I wanted it to be. I figure I met and conquered the challenge

Though it feels like an undue spoiler, in the interest of hopefully inspiring other builders, I'll list the main 'ingredients' below:
An plastic gutter (unused!) for the 'slats', covered in fake leather.
Various leather belts.
Various metal hardware, of which most important, two steel rings from an old horse halter.
Plenty of rivets.
Plenty of glue.
Some leather cord.
How all of that went together, is hopefully self-evident.

In my eyes, what makes it work, is me looking at existing samples of how to create enough freedom of movement. I didn't tie the slats together tight; there's 2 to 3 centimetres of leeway there. And without those iron rings, the whole belt get-up wouldn't work or look as neat.

All in all, even though I'm a perfectionist and see errors in what I made, I'm happy with it it. Even more so because the 'client' likes what I made. I guess the next time I'll make one for myself

Description
A while back, a good friend of mine asked if I could make something for her; a shoulder piece for her Gladiatrix costume. She ran on a budget; bonus points were there to be had if I kept costs low.

Challenge accepted, I said.

This is the result and it's pretty good looking, if I may be so bold It was a while since I last bodged something together and the first time I made a shoulder piece, so beforehand, I crossed my fingers if it'd be as good as I wanted it to be. I figure I met and conquered the challenge

Though it feels like an undue spoiler, in the interest of hopefully inspiring other builders, I'll list the main 'ingredients' below:
An plastic gutter (unused!) for the 'slats', covered in fake leather.
Various leather belts.
Various metal hardware, of which most important, two steel rings from an old horse halter.
Plenty of rivets.
Plenty of glue.
Some leather cord.
How all of that went together, is hopefully self-evident.

In my eyes, what makes it work, is me looking at existing samples of how to create enough freedom of movement. I didn't tie the slats together tight; there's 2 to 3 centimetres of leeway there. And without those iron rings, the whole belt get-up wouldn't work or look as neat.

All in all, even though I'm a perfectionist and see errors in what I made, I'm happy with it it. Even more so because the 'client' likes what I made. I guess the next time I'll make one for myself